Mahiso Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mahiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mahiso (20) may also be a first name.

Mahiso Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mahiso Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mahiso is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahiso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mahiso is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Mahiso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Mahiso reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

The surname Mahiso is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Mahiso is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 80 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 20 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahisso9210/
Mahisho921/
Mahitso921/
Mahissou864/
Mahitsho861/
Mahisous861/
Maheso83996/
Mahisa83410/
Ma'iso838/
Mehiso832/
Maeiso831/
Mahisha7788/
Maiyeso7752/
Mahesso7715/
Mahitsa7711/
Mahesho7711/
Mahissa774/
Mauhisa773/
Mohisho771/
Maeso734,096/
Maiyesso71143/
Mehissou7150/
Mahuaisa716/
Maheesoh711/
Maïgisso711/
Mahesa672,148/
Maesso67102/
Mahejo6716/
Maesho6713/
Moaisa679/
Maesoi675/
Mohisa673/
Meaisa671/
Mahezo671/
Maiyessou671/
Maesoy671/
Maesco671/
Maesod671/
Maedso670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahiso
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